Shoe-heel



- n.- H. '-FINBERG.

SHOE HEEL.

APPLlcATloN FILED ocT. 25. |919.

vPatented Mar. 30, 1920;

'erw-@wf 'Armen/sx .To all, ituiomt'zl may-concern:

'STATES PATENT oninoir.

Beityltnown that I. Davila ll. Fumane',

'a citizeinot the ["nited States.. residing at St. Louis,7 State of Missouri. have invented certain new and useful improvements in Shoe-Heels. of which the. following` is va full, clear', and ei'vact description. reference being had to the accompanying drawings.,

forming a part'ghereof.

' The present invention is an improvement DAVID H. FINBERG, OF LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SHOE-HEEL.

Specification -of Letters Patent.

on the construction: of shoe-heel formini'eA the Subj-ect matter of my U. S. LetterslPat entiiiiinlbered 1,296,939, bearing date March 11, 19191." the object of the improvement being to ydispense with thebrads or nails emplovediin the patented structure for securing` the lift to the plug confined in the bot- .tom socket of the heel.

In the present embodiment of my invention the plug inserted in the socket and the lift engaging the tread of the heel are formedoi an integral piece of vulcanized rubber (or other material). a suitable 'stiii'ening plate. preferably ot' metal?, and directly bearing` against the tread of the heel, being embedded in the rubber.

. they stiil'nes's of said plate preventingthe litt from curlingl heel, all

from the following detailed vdescription of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings in' which-"- k Figure 'l represents a side elevation of a ladys shoe vshowing the invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical middle longitu dinalection through the heel; Fig, 3 is a rear elevation,withparts in section; Fig. l isa cross-section on the line lul of Fig. 2. with aportion ot' the plug removed; Fig. 5 is abotto'vi plan of the' stifiening` plate detacliei lfig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal Section'ionthe line G-Goi' Fig." 5: Fig. T is a Sidegvieivlo the plate: .l41 ig, S is a top plan of they sti'ening plate detached: Fig. 9 is a topplan of the attachment comprising the lift."the "pliig. and the stitfening plate; Fig. l0 isiaiffront elevation thereof; and Fig. 11 iSl a''bott'om plan of the heel..

Referring to. the drawings. the uppe'rot aonve'nt-ionai shoe for women, C, the -counter ofthe shoe, and H, the heel. Like inmy patent aforesaid, the-heel in the present` embodiment` of my invention, is hollow.,A being castas ametallifc shell of. aluniinum` or' equivalenty light material, the bottom or' tread or bendingaway from the .of ,the heel being]r providedwith a socket 1 with' inwardly and-upwardly as will herein more fiillv appear-l the plug.

y ifaienminar. 3o, 1920;

Application filed y(Jetober 25. 1919. Serial No. 333.207. f 1 i.; 'i

convergingl walls fr andca substantiallyflat root.V 'l he said socket receives a plugfIQwit-fh which is integrally astwor'inolded vthe litt 3. a `stiffeiiinzg' plate l being enibeddedgin the material (pieieiabl)v i-nlcanized rubber e entering into the composition'ott said .plug-f` ln "pi-act-ice.. tlie-l 'platewfl'ghasf vng f l.the -I and lift. punched therefrom at poiiits,i`olli'iwi bottoni boundaries of the p liigi'suitable:

downwardl)- projecting;` prongrsy (Wwhich when the rubber is cast l' or nioldedwarouinl the plate become embedded.in. the rubber`vportion forming' the lift (Fig. 3). a suitable:

being punched 1 number ofi prongs oi.` lips (if. upwai'i'lhv or in the opposite direction.` the position ot said pronged" being' Suc-hltliat they bear (with their inner faces) against;

the sloping` walls il" ,of thefplugrV points. to wit. one prong at`Y v thefiniddleiof" wall. of the 'iriliigriiand Vlii other words. when the plug 2 is insert di* into the ysocket`v l. tho prongs or lips m' be come wedged between the walls fr .o'f the; i

Socket and the corresponding.'wallf-izqlfof: and therebiv hold theI pla te tryin firm engagement with thet'read: oltlietheel.` The.Ininchinzcr and bending'ofvtli'e proline.l fr. u' froml the body o'f `the' Y cated necessaiihv result-S "inftheYiorniiition of holes or openings nl through `which the rubber is free to flow duringth'e iiioldi'ngx ot' the lift and plug. the portions or'n'ai'row plate -l 'as 1.inldie- .u

necks 11 of rubber.- traversing' K"said openings.`

servingr to effect anintegral union between;- the plug Q and lift- `Iii'the present'fein-f hodiment of 4mv inventlionvth'e plate/4151s formed with aVv central perforated sooketat for receivingthe' head "offthe'rscrewfy b.v-;y:'

which the plug' (and l'iftl is Secnredf tothe root' of the socket't in pre-tty muclitlie same' manner as in my pat'eiib'aforegaid.; the 'outerface of lthe head coming fiushf witl'r-the'pot tom 'face ot' the plate:ivhenlieScrewi ifAVI driven home. "T o accommodaiteithe;:to

ing centralopening or hole 71y the wall-s' ot which yield as the headofthejscrew!.forces its way through the lift with tlifdriv'ing? of the screw into the heehthewal'lsof tgh'ekhole...

subsequently' (that is. i

ing the tapered terminal of the hole exposed to' the treadvof the litt. Eventually of course the hole fills with dirt, but that is quite immaterial as it linno wise detracts from the finish of the' heel. 'll he width of the openings is such thati'the, openings eX- tendv partly ins'ide'andI partly y.outside of the line ofintersection of the-'outer boundaries of the plug witli'the'lift (Fig..4)"cau sng .portions of the necks/a of rubberftlowing vthrough the openingsy to appear beyondA and with the securingn'a-ils of my -patent afore-f adjacent to the bottom edge of the' plug F ig. 9). These portions simply distribute themselves flush with the upper face ofthe stii'ening plate', 4l, permitting said faceto be brought into direct engagement with vthe. tread of the h'eel. y

It .will be seen fromthe foregoing' that the members 2, 3,' and 4, constitute a unit or single attachment which may be applied to the heel H by the -mere insertion ofthe plug' portion 2 intov the socket l, and secur- -ingthe attachment by means of the' screw' 5. The lips a. bearing 'as they do against the lWalls. of the socket, hold the stifl'ener plate 4 against outward bending or curling in the event of the heelstriking an obstructi0n or for other reasons, the stiffness ofthe plate contributing to maintain the lift in 30.

permanent Contact with the tread of 'the heel, this construction entirely dispensing said.

It isobvious of course" that the-forms of the lips or bursa, a', vpunched from the plate, and lthe holes resulting therefrom maybe changed, any equivalent method of causing 'an integral'union' between the plug andlift members oftheheel, and the necessary anchoring of. the sti fener plate. to these members, falling within the` scope, andcoming Within t'he spirit of my invention. l

need not of course limit myself to the prec lse materials of which the. attachl'nent 1s composed. anyequivalent or suitable unitary attachment being' contemplated by the understood as excludingattachments cominvention. However, lf do not vwish to .be

posed of separable pieces or, sections so long as vwhen assembled, they function in the manner of the present attachment. 'In the formof the inventionas shown` it will be observed that thewstiitener. plate l is disposed'along the upper face of the portion of the lift extending beyond the plug 2, the

outer portions o f the plate bearing directlv against the bottom of the heel.4 lt would however, be fully ywithinthescope of my invention ,were the "outer portions of the stifener plate covered over by. the rubberentering intothe composition of the lift. The preferred construction o f course. is the one herel shown, it. being d eeiableI that the plate form a. ,separatingfjihe shown -but not alludedto arewell known in the art-V vandV requirey no' description' in the present connection.

Having described my invention what' I claim is:

with a socket leading from the tread offtlle heel,.a `lift for the heel, a-plug coupled 4vto thelift and secured in the sockets@ Stifener .member interposed between the 4litjarldj' tread, and' means on the stiffener member outwardbending of the stien'er.l

Vwith a socket leading from the tread' ofthe heel, a' lift' for the heel, a plug coupled to the lift vand secured in the socket,.a stifengaging the walls of the socketjto'prevent;

In combination with a vheel; provided- .'30 f1'. "ln vcombination with heel provided- .ener plate disposed-on the .'uppersurface of the lift and adapted-toengage the' trea d,f

and formations on the plate bearing against.. revent deflection.

thee walls of .thesocket to p or bending of'the'plate.

. ,3. An attachmentfor heels llgiiovidedwith v sockets leading from the.' tread, at )mprisingl a plugmember and 'a liftv member integrally united, a stiffener plate-provided: with 'prongs Aembedded in the lift anditself dispose on' the upper' 4face ofthe lift,V and prongs ,or lips punched from. the vplate and engaging the walls of thefplug,- the said prongsor'lips leaving openingsin the'plate" forthe passage of the material integrally-'f uniting the vplug-and lift,there'berng 'a central opening in the platefor'the'passage .of a. securing'rscrew, and Ithe'lif t.me1 nberbeing provided with an outwardly tapering opening opposite .the opening inthe platey for the purpose set forth.

fl. An attachment for metallic and other heels,'comprising a lift, a'plujg, and astil" ener member.4 having a portion interposed vbetween the lift and the tread-'of the heel, the lift and plug members'being integrally unitedy through the stifener member, and.l

the first mentioned members.

, An .attachment for metallic heelsprolvided with a tready socket, comprising a plug insertible into the socket,'a 'lii`t,a stiffener plate disposed between the plugand.-

the face. of the lift adjacent the tread and extending sutliciently bevond the-walls of the plug'to engage the tread, the' plug andr means'for anchoring the stiilenerfto one ofV other to comebetween the lift 'and tread-of the 130 1,335,371 l v the attachment 'is-alpplied to the oome'fbetyveen the-lift sind trend of the heel- '10 4e-'lift'and plug members being irlwhen' iii-Service.4

1y "united through the -fstiffener I nemqv. In testimony whereof I affix my signain presence of two Witnesses. v

` l' DAVID H.1`I1NTBERGL l 7. Anf attachment for metallic and other heels,lcomprising a lift, a' plug Carried thereby, and a stiffener member having` 'si itnesseszportion disposed" beyond the plug and' ex- EMIL STAREK,

tending over the lift a sufficient distance tol ELSE Mv. -S1EGEL. 

